Imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs for his pacifist beliefs during the First World War, Morgan Jones made history by becoming the first conscientious objector to be elected an MP when he won the Caerphilly by-election for Labour in 1921. In Morgan Jones - Man of Conscience, the first biography of this remarkable politician, Wayne David explains how Jones became a pioneering education minister in the 1924 and 1929-31 Labour Governments - being amongst the first to articulate the need for free, ‘...

The Rise of the Anti-Boss challenges outdated leadership models and introduces a bold alternative-Servant Leadership. Drawing from decades of real-world experience, David W. Stephens shows how empowering employees, fostering inclusion, and developing Super Performers leads to stronger teams and better business outcomes. Perfect for modern professionals and future-focused leaders, this book is a guide to building a workplace where respect, innovation, and p...

To our financial peril, most of us fail to realize how easily we can jeopardize our credit and how influential our personality is in doing so or not. Good People/Bad Credit, co-authored by a behavioral scientist, a banker and a journalist, and bottom-line to the core, clarifies: • What we need to know about the credit process and credit scoring • Which personalities are more likely than others to jeopardize their credit and, • Understanding our personality, what we can do to better secure ...

Randall is an ambitious boy trying to survive in a college town. He is also secretly a teenage runaway. His parents' failing marriage and a growing impatience to escape his small town prompts him to start a new life for himself. Precariously playing the part of a 21-year-old, while balancing school and his job in pizza delivery, is a bigger challenge than he thought, especially with the temptations of college life at every turn. He wants to make it on his own, yet battles the despair and l...

Just when Demetrius Adrien thought his adventures were over, he discovers his earlier problems are not going away after all. A new threat comes back from the past, and the troubles are not his alone, but his daughter is also in danger. This time, however, he has friends and resources to help him through. Becoming a Second Degree Black Belt may be no easier than it was becoming a First Degree, and Mr. Adrien must fight again to find some peace and quiet, or so it seems.

A Pew Study reports that only 2% of America's twelve million bloggers claim "religion, spirituality or faith" as their main topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, say contributors to The New Media Frontier, because the latest forms of communication present so many opportunities to promote the cause of Christ in other topics and fields. Before blindly jumping in, however, Christians need to weigh the possibilities against the consequences, and then proceed with the...

Using a Canadian émigré lens, David Wayne Stewart’s essay collection, True North, Down South, entertains and educates readers about immigrant and national identity, cultural misunderstandings, and belonging in the modern world.Stewart’s Canadian identity was contested by Quebec separatists when he was a child, then again in his adult life as an immigrant to the United States. Along the way, he found himself homesick in the U.S., opening an immigration law clinic in North Carolina be...

In this book, Newsmax senior financial analyst and lifelong investor Andrew Packer reviews the latest challenges facing investors today. He outlines a step-by-step approach to understanding the current investment environment as well as what to look for when allocating your capital. Rather than swinging for the fences and hoping for the best, Packer reveals the high-return, yet low-risk investing strategies that are available to investors. These opportunities will appeal to anyone who wants...

Unlock the fountain of prosperity inside of you with easy-to-implement, comprehensive strategies for bettering yourself personally, professionally, and financially, from award-winning entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jim Rohn.“I truly believe Jim Rohn is an extraordinary human being whose philosophy can enhance the quality of life for anyone.”—Anthony RobbinsYou don’t have to choose between wealth and happiness—they spring from the sam...

Even the least technical among us are being pressed from all sides by advances in digital technology. We rely upon computers, cell phones, and the Internet for communication, commerce, and entertainment. Yet even though we live in this “instant message” culture, many of us feel disconnected, and we question if all this technology is really good for our souls. In a manner that’s accessible, thoughtful, and biblical, author Tim Challies addresses questions such as: • How has life—and faith—c...

A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investingBias, emotion, and overconfidence are just three of the many behavioral traits that can lead investors to lose money or achieve lower returns. Behavioral finance, which recognizes that there is a psychological element to all investor decision-making, can help you overcome this obstacle.In The Little Book of Behavioral Investing, expert James Montier ta...

Reggie McNeal's bestseller The Present Future is the definitive work on the "missional movement," i.e., the widespread movement among Protestant churches to be less inwardly focused and more oriented toward the culture and community around them. In that book he asked the tough questions that churches needed to entertain to begin to think about who they are and what they are doing; in Missional Renaissance, he shows them the three significant shifts in their thinking and behavior that they ...